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Recent Examples of outwardly
But outwardly, the signs were good through September, as Georgia started 4-0 and rose to No. 8 in the AP poll.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Netanyahu's outwardly triumphant visit to the White House, his third this year, is dogged by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and questions over how hard Trump will push for an end to the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Tami isn’t outwardly funny at first, serving largely as a straight-man, but emerges as the film’s secret weapon, frequently kissing her son on the lips, waxing poetic about her ex-boyfriend Devon and complaining about her comically small car.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 May 2025
The hosts talk about the role that Unrivaled may be playing, either outwardly or inwardly, in the talks.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Netanyahu's outwardly triumphant visit to the White House, his third this year, is dogged by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and questions over how hard Trump will push for an end to the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Tami isn’t outwardly funny at first, serving largely as a straight-man, but emerges as the film’s secret weapon, frequently kissing her son on the lips, waxing poetic about her ex-boyfriend Devon and complaining about her comically small car.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 May 2025
The hosts talk about the role that Unrivaled may be playing, either outwardly or inwardly, in the talks.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
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The major inciting incident saw Carano sharing a post from another account that seemingly compared the treatment of conservatives in the U.S. during the COVID pandemic to that of Jewish people during Nazi-era Germany.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Swift and Kelce famously started dating in the summer of 2023, and seemingly first confirmed their romance when Swift started popping up at his NFL games in September of that year.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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During the summit Friday, lunch was apparently cancelled.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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After the game, Padres manager Mike Shildt said a shin that apparently struck a camera was more of the concern.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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During negotiations, the governor’s team evidently recognized its error and subsequently proposed no wage increase.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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The benefits, the network evidently calculated, outweigh any potential backlash stemming from Gutfeld’s history of controversial jokes and remarks.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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The series follows a group of recently deceased strangers who are ostensibly living in some version of Heaven, only to realize there's something off about their seemingly utopian new home.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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And since China supposedly doesn’t prioritize safety, racing ahead—even recklessly—is the safer long-term bet.—
Brian Tse,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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After spending last week hyping Grok's spicy new features, Elon Musk kicked off this week by threatening to sue Apple for supposedly gaming the App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT over Grok.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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